Improvement in button-cards



G. A. RIGHTER.

Button-Gard.

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'WITN ATTORNEYS.

N PETERS, PHOTO UTHOGRAPHE UNITED STATESQPA'ITENT OFFICE.

OHA RLES' A. RIGHTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTON-CARDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 221,358, dated November4, 1879; application filed September 5, l879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. RIGHTER, of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedButton-Gard, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a plan view of one of my improved button-cards. Fig. 2 is aplan view of a part of the same, showing a different arrangement of thebuttons.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved card for use inputting up buttons I for market, which shall be so made that severaldifferent styles of buttons may be attached to the same card in such away that all or any desired part of either style may be detached withoutinterfering with either of the others.

The invention consists in a button-card havin g wings or flapsprojecting from its sides to receive the buttons, as hereinafter 'fullydescribed.

Iu'this example of my improvement the card consists of a central square,A, having a wing, B, formed upon each of its four sides, the card thushaving the form of an equal-armed cross.

The wings B may be made square, and of such a size as to receive, say,three dozen of buttons; but the wings B may be made larger or smaller,and of any desired shape, and may have a greater or less supply ofbuttons, as

desired. The wings B are also designed to be perforated between each rowof a dozen buttons, O, and also to be perforated along the edges of thecentral square, A, to facilitate the detachment of the buttons, asrequired.

The buttons 0 may be attached to the wings B parallel with the edges ofthe square A, as shown in Fig. 1, or at right angles with the saidedges, as shown in Fig. 2, or otherwise, as may be desired. I prefer thearrangement first mentioned, as it allows the buttons to be detachedwith a little more,facility.-

With this construction either of the styles may be detached, in part orthe whole, without interfering with the others.

The central square, A, may, when desired, receive an ornamental picture,a trade-mark, or advertisen'ient.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and 'desire to secureby Letters Patent As an improved article of manufacture, a button-cardformed of a central square or portion, A, having wings B upon its sidesto receive the buttons 0, substantially as herein shown and described.

CHARLES A. RIGHTEB.

lvi'tnesses JAMES 'l. GRAHAM, O. SEDGWIGK.

